Syria
US will not back off Syria mission despite deadly attacks -White House
The United States will not back away from its nearly eight-year-old deployment to Syria, where it is battling the remnants of Islamic…
After Iran, Saudi Arabia to re-establish ties with Syria
BEIRUT/RIYADH, (Reuters) - Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reopen their embassies after cutting diplomatic ties more than a decade ago,…
UPDATED: US strikes in Syria aimed at protecting personnel, combatting Islamic State -White House
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. strikes in Syria were aimed at protecting American personnel in the country, where Islamic State and…
US sees spike in unprofessional Russian Air Force behavior over Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has seen a significant spike in unprofessional behaviour by Russia's air force in Syria since March…
UPDATED: Syria’s Assad says would welcome more Russian troops
By Guy Faulconbridge and Caleb Davis MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said on Thursday that he would welcome…
UN, Syrian government implicated in Syria aid failures after quake – commission
GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations, the Syrian government and other actors are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid…
Syria says Israeli strike puts Aleppo airport out of service
An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service on Tuesday and forced the Syrian authorities to reroute flights carrying aid…
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) aid convoy enters northwestern Syria
PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Paris-founded medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said that a convoy of 14 MSF trucks had entered…
Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
By Clodagh Kilcoyne, Ali Kucukgocmen and Marco Trujillo ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Survivors were still being dug out of the…
Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus's Kafr…
World Food Programme boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid
By John Irish MUNICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern…
UPDATED: Teenager rescued from rubble in Turkey 10 days after quake
By Suhaib Salem and Ali Kucukgocmen KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in…